South Gerney Gloucestershire
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South Gerney Gloucestershire
1il Item No 07:1 41 04636/FU L (CT. 1 4s4 I 6lFl Land At Lake 7 Spine Road East South Gerney Gloucestershire ClUsers\Susanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule. Rtf 177 IJJ Item No 07:Erection of a 64 bed Dementia Care Home with associated access, car parking and landscaping at Land at Lake 7 Spine Road East South Cerney Full Application 4t04636tFUL (CT. 1 454l6lFl Brackley Investments Ltd 1 Aoolicant: Aoent: Case Officer: Ward Member(s): Committee Date: N/A Claire Baker Councillor CE Bennett Councillor Juliet M Layton Councillor E G J Jenkins 11th February 2015 Site Plan @ Grown copyright and database rights 201 1 Ordnance Survey, SLA No. 01 00018800 RECOMMENDATION: PERMIT SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ON WORDING OF CONDTIONS C:\Use6\5usanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule.Rtf Main lssues: 131 (a) The principle of Development (b) Scale, Design and Landscape (c) Biodiversity (d) Highway Matters (el Other Matters Reasons for Referral: Officers have referred this application to committee as the proposal is controversial as it represents a departure from Local Plan Policy UT1 Cotswold Waterpark. 1. Site Description: The application site is located at a gateway location to the Cotswold Waterpark approximately 5 miles south of Cirencester and within 500m of the A419. lt is not within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but is within the 'higher density Area C' of the Waterpark as defined in the Waterpark Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG). The site is undeveloped and is bordered by the canal to the east, the Wildmoonruay Lane footpath to the north; the 84696 Spine road to the east; a footpath and cycle way to the south and Lake 7 with restricted occupancy holiday accommodation to the north west. 2. Relevant Planning History: 05/00705/FUL Erection of a restaurant, hotelwith associated car-parking. Withdrawn. 06/00540/FUL Construction of a motel with car park (revised scheme). Permitted 27 April2010. 13lOO592lFUL Extension of time of extant permission 06/00540/FUL (Construction of a motel with car park) Permitted 24 July 2013. 3. Planning Policies: NPPF National Planning Policy Framework LPR05 Pollution and Safety LPR09 Biodiversity, Geology and Geomorphology LPR19 Development outside Development Boundaries LPR32 Community Facilities LPR38 Accessibility to & within New Development LPR39 Parking Provision LPR42 Cotswold Design Code LPR45 Landscaping in New Development UTI Cotswold Water Park LPR46 Privacy & Gardens in Residential Development 4. Observations of Gonsultees: Highways Agency: No objection Gloucestershire County Highways No objection, comments attached Gloucestershire County Adult Social Care Commissioning: Comments attached Natural England: No objection Environment Agency: No objection subject to conditions Gloucester Constabulary: Comments related to designing out crime Environmental Health Officer: No objection subject to conditions Drainage Engineer: No objection subject to conditions Biodiversity Officer: Comments incorporated into the Officer report. Landscape Officer: Comments incorporated into the Officer report. ClUsers\Susanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule.Rtf 1 jj 5. View of Town/Parish Council: South Cerney Parish Council: Objects because of the nature of the external materials to be used which are contrary to the Cotswold Design Code. lf granted it should be a requirement to improve the vehicle and pedestrian accesses, especially via the underpass to the gateway centre as this road is very dangerous to cross. The bus stop should be moved closer to the proposed entrance and another stop added on the other side of the road with both bus stops having shelters. 6. Other Representations: 8 letters of objection: (i) there is some merit in utilising what is currently derelict land for a commercial or civic purpose but I object to the removal of plants and saplings between the proposed development and Windrush Lake, a leisure development; by opening up the landscape between the two developments the purpose of both would be diminished; (ii) the Council must consider traffic calming measures as part of this development as the pedestrian access between sites on either side of the spine road is becoming an issue that would be exacerbated by the care home; (iii) planning restrictions exist on current developments on Windrush lake such as no business use and occupancy for only 11 months of the year, it is presumed these restrictions would be lifted if the development goes ahead; (iv) the proposed development is not in keeping with the use of the Water Park as a family leisure area and it would be an infringement of the rights of all Windrush leaseholders who have bought into a leisure development of second homes and not a commercial area; (v) a care home would detract from the leisure aspects of the area; (vi) children could not be allowed to play freely because of the fear of adults with dementia; (vii) the proposed care home would impact on the view from properties on Windrush lake; (viii) the Council may have been offered a commercial deal by the developer which is illegal; (ix) the safety of residents would be at great risk due to the location of the site next to a busy road, canal and lake; the same reason that an admin office was recently rejected must apply to this development. 1 letter of objection from the Cotswold Water Park Trust attached 7. Applicant's Supporting Information: Planning Statement, including statement of need Design and Access Statement Landscape and Visual Statement Transport Assessment and Travel Plan Floodrisk assessment and drainage statement Arboricultural Survey Ecological Appraisal Noise Assessment Contamination report Statement of Community Involvement Waste Minimisation Strategy 8. Officer's Assessment: The Proposal The proposal is for the erection of a 64 bed dementia care home with associated facilities including kitchens, bathrooms and social spaces, residentialgardens, pond and landscaping, a 30 space car park including 3 disabled spaces and a 6 spacell2 stand cycle park. The development falls within Class C2 Residential lnstitutions of the Use Classes Order 2010. ClUsers\Susanb\Desktoo\Feb Schedule.Rtf 1-i j (a) The Principle of the Development The application site is located within the Cotswold Water Park and is therefore subject to Local Plan Policy UT1. Policy UT1 seeks to encourage proposals for nature conservation, water-based sport, recreation and tourism. lt is also subject to the Cotswold Water Park Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) which identifies it as being in Zone C.The SPG states: 'Medium to high intensity uses will normally be allowed in Zone C, provided that there is adequate access to the development site. Zone C will be suitable for uses that generate larger volumes of traffic and visitors, and which involves noisier activities. Tourist attractions will acceptable, but only if they have an affinity with the purpose, character and natural history of the Water Park. New holiday accommodation will be limited to holiday use only by condition and/or legal agreement.' Clearly the proposed dementia care home is not in accordance with Local Plan Policy UT1 and is therefore a departure from the development plan. However, paragraph 11 of the NPPF states: 'Planning law requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate othenrise.' This application for a dementia care home has been supported by a statement of need that includes a letter from the Assistant Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning at Gloucestershire County Council (attached to this report). ln his letter he refers to the substantial demand for residential care for the elderly and in particular those suffering from dementia in the south Cotswolds, including the Cirencester catchment area. He advises that the wider catchment area of Cirencester has an approximate population of 71,000 people of which 7.1o/o are aged 75 and over. This figure is predicted to increase to 8.4o/o in 2021. This would have an effect on the demand for old persons' care across Cotswold District and in particular the 5 mile catchment area of Cirencester, given its current lack of specialist care. Most of the existing local authority care homes are no longer fit for purpose to deliver the high dependence, high quality care demanded by the County Council and the NHS. The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) works in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council to modernise and develop new care services for older people across the county. There is a need to provide new care services in Cirencester. The existing home, Paternoster House, Watermoor Road, accommodates 40 residents however there is no scope to extend this facility to provide the 60 bed home that is required in this area. OSJCT have been searching for a new site for the past 9 years and have looked at a number of options across the Cirencester area. Unfortunately all of the sites were not capable of development due to archaeological constraints, flooding or financial reasons. The County Council considers it absolutely vital to provide this service and would suppo( the development of a new care home on any affordable and developable site within a 5 mile radius of the centre of Cirencester. He states that a location close to the A4171A419 would be preferred. The proposal would also comply with Local Plan Policy 32: Community Facilities, which states that: 'Proposals for the development, expansion or improvement of community facilities will be permitted on sites which are well related and accessible, particularly by foot, bicycle and public transport, to the local community.' Social care is classed as a community facility and as will be stated later the application site is well related to South Cerney and Cirencester via a range of travel modes including bus and cycle. ln addition it should be noted that although planning permission was granted for a motel and car park in 2010 the site remains vacant. The applicant has submitted marketing information which demonstrates that the site was extensively marketed between 2010 and 2011 without result leading to the conclusion that there was no market interest in development of a hotel at this site. The need to provide adult care in the Cirencester Area is a material consideration that must be weighed against existing Local Plan Policy. C:\Users\Susanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule.Rtf 1 i,i The NPPF is also a material consideration and has at its heart a 'presumption in favour of sustainable development'. It states that 'there are three dimensions to sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. These dimensions give rise to the need for the planning system to perform a number of roles'. These are an economic role whereby it supports growth and innovation and contributes to a strong, responsive and competitive economy. The second role is a social one where it supports 'strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations'. The third role is an environmental one where it contributes to protecting and enhancing the natural, built and historic environment. I Paragraph of the NPPF states that the three 'roles should not be undertaken in isolation, because they are mutually dependent'. lt goes on to state that the 'planning system should play an active role in guiding development to sustainable solutions.' Paragraph 215 of the NPPF also states that 'due weight should be given to relevant policies in existing plans according to their degree of consistency with this framework (the closer the policies in the plan to the policies in the framework, the greater the weight they can be given)'. Notwithstanding Local Plan Policy UT1 it is necessary to have full regard to the economic, social and environmental roles set out in the NPPF when assessing this application. Officers are of the view that the proposal would represent sustainable development in terms of the social dimension as it would provide much needed dementia care reflecting the needs of the local community. lt would also represent sustainable development in terms of the economic dimension by creating approximately 60 jobs. Whether the proposed development would also be sustainable in terms of the Environmental dimension is considered in the following sections. (bl Scale, Design and Landscape lmpact As the site has an extant permission for a motel, the principle of a large scale development on this site has already been accepted. Whilst the layout of the proposed care home is unusual Officers understand that the proposed use requires a particular scale and layout. The scale and layout has been developed using Best Practice in Design for People with Dementia as set out within the University of Stirling toolkit for promoting best practice in the design of dementia accommodation. The proposed building would be of two storeys and the external materials would be white and grey weather boarding with blue/grey slate roofing. Officers consider that the unusual layout has been mitigated against by the proposed landscape infrastructure which helps to anchor the building into the surrounding existing landscape. To ensure a very smooth transition between the proposed landscape and the existing vegetation appropriate local species would be incorporated on the site boundaries and this would be secured by a condition requiring a detailed planting plan and a 10 year landscape management plan. Officers consider that the use of materials also helps to assimilate the building into its surroundings. Other developments in the vicinity such as the Lake 7 Watermark development and the Cotswold Outdoor Shop and Visitor centre exhibit modern architecture featuring weatherboarding. The appearance of the proposed building would therefore accord the appearance of buildings already existing in the waterpark. lt is considered that the proposal would not have a detrimental impact on the landscape or the appearance of the locality and would comply with Section 7 of the NPPF and Local Plan Policy 42. (c) Biodiversity As the site has an extant permission for a motel, the principle of development on this site has already been accepted. The preliminary Ecological Assessment submitted with the application identifies the Wildmoorway meadows SSSI which is adjacent to the site as well as the Cotswold Water Park Key Wildlife Site (KWS). The habitats on the site and adjacent to the site such as watercourses, standing water, scrub and trees were identified as potentially supporting foraging bats, Badgers, Hedgehog, Polecats, Harvest mice, Otter, Great Crested neMs, reptiles and birds. C:\Users\Susanb\Desktoo\Feb Schedule. Rtf 1 jLi An additional reptile survey was carried out and a reptile mitigation strategy was submitted. ln order to protect the SSSI and IOVS it is recommended that a Construction Environmental Management Plan is submitted to control the indirect impacts during construction. This would be secured by condition. As loss of an area of seasonal standing open water would occur, a new wildlife pond would be created to compensate for the loss of shallow water. The pond would permanently hold water, have shallow shelves and be planted with aquatic vegetation as per the illustrated landscape strategy. Other habitat enhancements would be the creation of informal meadows to be planted up with wetland wildflower species. The retention of areas of trees and scrub around the boundaries would act as an important buffer for wildlife from the proposed development. The Biodiversity Officer is satisfied that the development would maintain the favourable conservation status of the protected species identified by the proposed retention of bunds and further wetland habitat enhancements adjacent to the bunds in the long term. The revised landscape strategy drawing and the proposed site plan demonstrate that this could be achieved. The proposal is therefore considered to be in accordance with Section 11 of the NPPF and Local Plan Policy 9. (d) Highway Matters The application site is well related to South Cerney and Cirencester via a range of travel modes including bus and cycle and is therefore considered to be a sustainable location. The site is located close to the A419 trunk road and accordingly the Highway Agency has been consulted and has raised no objection. The County Highways Officer has also raised no objection subject to conditions. The proposal includes the widening of the existing site access to 5.5m and the provision of standard priority junction markings. The site is lower than the Spine Road therefore the access would be constructed at a gradient no greater than 5o/o to comply with safety guidance. The existing footway/cycleway will be re-graded to tie into the proposed gradients and tactile paving would be provided at the crossing points. A Swept Path Analysis has been undertaken to demonstrate access by service and delivery vehicles such as refuse and fire vehicfes. Vehicular visibility splays of 2.4m by 160m are proposed commensurate with the speed of the road, some existing vegetation will be cut back to achieve this. A footway to the west of the access will provide a link to the Cotswold Water Park Gateway Centre and the Four Pillars Hotel, a dropped kerb crossing will also be provided. The new footpath also links to the existing unadopted path to the Thames Path canal footpath. The bus stop located on the south side of the Spine Road will be relocated to the section of proposed footway. The provision of 27 car parking spaces plus 3 disabled dimensioned spaces has been robustly justified in sections 4 and 6 of the Transport Assessment and the County Highways Officer agrees that this is an adequate level of provision. Cycle and motorcycle parking has been provided in accordance with minimum requirements. The proposal is considered to comply with Local Plan Policies 38 and 39 and Section 4 of the NPPF. (el Other Matters The Environment Agency has raised no objection to the proposal subject to the impostion of conditions. Two of the proposed conditions are broadly in accord with those proposed by the Biodiversity and Landscape Officers and pre-date the submission of the amended plans requested by Officers. The Environment Agency has been consulted on the amended plans and their comments regarding the proposed conditions are awaited. Officers will update Members at the meeting. 9. Conclusion: Officers have sought to balance the requirements of Local Plan Policy UT1 against other material considerations such as the requirements of the NPPF and the urgent need to provide a dementia care home to serve the catchment area of Cirencester. Officers are of the view that the proposal does represent sustainable development for the reasons given above and is therefore compliant with the requirements of the NPPF. In addition Officers are of the view that the need to provide essential care in the Cirencester catchment area, together with the lack of alternative suitable sites is a material consideration that weighs in favour of setting aside established local plan C:\Use6\5usanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule. Rtf 7.\ tr/ policy. lf Members were minded to permit the application a condition would be applied restricting the use specifically to a dementia care home and no other use with Class C2. On balance it is considered that the benefits of the proposal outweigh the limited other impacts arising from the development and as such a departure from the Development Plan can be justified in this instance having regard to guidance in the NPPF. 1 0. Proposed conditions: The development shall be started by 3 years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the following drawing number(s): 14.411.002 Rev C, APL003 Rev H, APL004 Rev B, APL005 Rev B, APL006 RevA, APL007 Rev D, APL008 Rev C, APL009 Rev C, APL 01 Rev C, APL014 RevA, ALP015 Rev B and 5516/1. Reason: For purposes of clarity and for the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with paragraphs 203 and 206 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, plans showing the existing and proposed ground levels at the site, the finished floor levels, the eaves and ridge heights of the proposed building(s) and any neighbouring buildings adjacent to the site, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (such levels and heights shall be datums above sea level). The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the agreed details. Reason: lt is important to clarify the levels and height of the development in relation structures both on and off the site. The information is necessary to allow the impact of the development to be accurately assessed. No development shall commence until a sample of the roofing material, boarding, windows and doors finished in the proposed colour have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The boarding shall be finished and thereafter maintained as approved, unless othenrise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the development is completed in a manner sympathetic to the site and its surroundings in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 42. The colour of the tiles and finish of the windows, doors and boarding will have a material effect on the appearance of the proposed development. All door and window frames shall be recessed a minimum of 75mm into the external walls of the building. Reason: To ensure the development is completed in a manner sympathetic to the site and its surroundings in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 42. The development shall not start before a comprehensive landscape scheme has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must show the location, size and condition of all existing trees and hedgerows on and adjoining the land and identify those to be retained, together with measures for their protection during construction work. lt must show details of all planting areas, tree and plant species, numbers and planting sizes. The proposed means of enclosure and screening should also be included, together with details of any mounding, walls and fences and hard surface materials to be used throughout the proposed development. ClUsers\Susanb\Desktoo\Feb Schedule.Rtf 111 Reason: To ensure the development is completed in a manner that is sympathetic to the site and its surroundings in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 45. The entire landscaping scheme shall be completed by the end of the planting season immediately following the completion of the development or the site being brought into use, whichever is the sooner. Reason: To ensure that the landscaping is carried out and to enable the planting to begin to become established at the earliest stage practical and thereby achieving the objective of Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 45. Any trees or plants shown on the approved landscaping scheme to be planted or retained which die, are removed, are damaged or become diseased, or grassed areas which become eroded or damaged, within 5 years of the completion of the approved landscaping scheme, shall be replaced by the end of the next planting season. Replacement trees and plants shall be of the same size and species as those lost, unless the Local Planning Authority approves alternatives in writing. Reason: To ensure that the planting becomes established and thereby achieves the objective of Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 45. Before any works begin on site a Construction Environmental Management Plan and a detailed Ten Year Ecology and Landscape Management Plan which includes all the recommendations within The Preliminary Ecological Assessment (Middlemarch Oct 14) and The and reptile mitigation strategy (Middlemarch Sept 14) and as illustrated on drawing no 14.411.002 Rev C will need to be submitted for approval to the LPA. Once approved all works must be carried out as per the approved management plans and all planting specified in the report must be completed within 12 months of the development being first brought into use and thereafter permanently maintained. Reason: To ensure that Otters, badgers, bats, birds, reptiles, great crested neMs and their habitats are protected in accordance with The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended, In line with the National Planning Policy Framework (in particular section 1 1), Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 9 and ln order for the Council to comply with Part 3 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. Piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods shall not be permitted other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to groundwater. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: The T &P Regen Desk Study and Ground Investigation Report dated October 2014 refers to a depth of 5m of historic landfill on this site that sits over Alluvium (Secondary A aquifer) and that only a thin veneer of Kellaways Clay (Unproductive stratum) protects the Cornbrash Formation Limestone (Secondary A Aquifer). The report states that piling will be used during construction and the presence of the thin veneer of Kellaways Clay suggests that piles will likely penetrate into the top of the Cornbrash. The Cotswolds Water Park includes many lakes (formed by gravel extraction) that are groundwater fed. There is considerable volume of water within the Superficial Deposits with the Cornbrash Formation Aquifer. The applicant should consider the foundation design in terms of the risk of mobilising contamination, drillling through different aquifers and creating preferential pathways. The National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 109 states that the planning system should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by preventing both new and existing development from contributing to or being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by unacceptable levels of water pollution. C:\Users\Susanb\Desktop\Feb Schedule.Rtf 11r Prior to the commencement of development, a full surface water drainage scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved. Reason: To ensure the proper provision for surface water drainage and/or to ensure flooding is not exacerbated in the locality (The Cotswold Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Policy Statement 25 Technical Guidance). 1. Site Characterisation No development shall take place until an assessment of the nature and extent of contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This assessment shall consider any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. Moreover, it must include: (i) A'desk study' report documenting the site history, environmental setting and character, related to an initial conceptual model of potential pollutant linkages (ii) A site investigation, establishing the ground conditions of the site, a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination; (iii) A 'developed conceptual model' of the potential pollutant linkages with an assessment of the potential risks to: - human health, - property (existing or proposed) including buildings, and service lines and pipes, - adjoining land, - groundwaters and surface waters, - ecological systems. 2. Submission of Remediation Scheme No development shall take place until a detailed remediation scheme to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to human health, buildings and other property and the natural environment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, an appraisal of remedial options, and proposal of the preferred option(s), and a timetable of works and site management procedures. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the intended use of the land after remediation. 3. lmplementation of Approved Remediation Scheme The Remediation Scheme, as agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, shall be fully implemented in accordance with the approved timetable of works and before the development hereby permitted is first occupied. Any variation to the scheme shall be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority in advance of works being undertaken. On completion of the works the developer shall submit to the Local Planning Authority written confirmation that all works were completed in accordance with the agreed details. 4. Reporting of Unexpected Contamination In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified it must be reported in writing within 2 days to the Local Planning Authority and development must be halted on the part of the site affected by the unexpected contamination. An assessment must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of condition 1, and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme, together with a timetable for its implementation, must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in accordance with the requirements of condition 2. C:\Use6\5usanb\DesktoD\Feb Schedule. Rtf 1il The measures in the approved remediation scheme must then be implemented in accordance with the approved timetable. Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme written confirmation that all works were completed must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in accordance with condition 3. Reason: To ensure any contamination of the site is identified and appropriately remediated in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 5 and Section 11 of the NPPF. The vehicular access hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the existing roadside frontage boundaries have been set back to provide visibility splays extending from a point 2.4m back along the centre of the access (measured from the public road carriageway edge) to a point on the nearer carriageway edge of the public road 160m distant in both directions, and the area between those splays and the carriageway shall be reduced in level and thereafter maintained so as to provide clear visibility between those points at a height of between 0.6 metres and 2.1m above the adjacent carriageway level. Reason: To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring that adequate visibility is provided and maintained. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted, the vehicular access shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with the submitted plan drawing no.S516/1 with the area of driveway within at least 5.0m of the carriageway edge of the public road surfaced in bound material, and shall be maintained for the duration of the development. Reason: To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring the access is suitably laid out and constructed. No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall: i. specify the type and number of vehicles; ii. provide for the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors; iii. provide for the loading and unloading of plant and materials; iv. provide for the storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development; v. provide for wheel washing facilities; vi. specify the intended hours of construction operations; vii. measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction Reason: To reduce the potential impact on the public highway. No works shall commence on the development hereby permitted until details of: the additionalfootway and pedestrian crossing point on Spine Road; the realignment of the footway/cycleway and provision of warning paving; bus stop improvements have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and no occupation shall occur until the approved works have been completed and are open to the public. Reason: To provide safe and suitable access for all modes of transport to encourage travel by sustainable modes. The building hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the vehicular parking and turning and loading/unloading facilities have been provided in accordance with the submitted plan drawing no. S5161, and those facilities shall be maintained available for those purposes for the duration of the development. ClUse6\5usanb\Desktoo\Feb Schedule.Rtf - 1li Reason: To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring that adequate parking and manoeuvring facilities are available within the site. The following construction times shall be observed: 07:30 - 18:00 Monday to Friday 08:00 - 14:00 Saturdays No working on Sundays or bank holidays Reason: To protect the amenity of the locality, especially for people living and/or working nearby in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 5 . Prior to the development commencing, details of a mitigation scheme to protect the dwelling from external noise and the means to provide adequate ventilation to the dwelling shall be fonuarded to the local planning authority for approval. Recommendations from the acoustic report provided by Spectrum Acoustic Consultants on 16th October 2014 should be considered to help achieve this. In accordance with WHO Guidelines, the internal noise levels to be achieved in bedrooms and living rooms in residential properties post construction is 30 dBLAeq T (where T is 23:00 07:00) and 35 dBLAeq T (where T is 07:00 - 23:00). Noise from individual external events typical to the area shall not exceed SSdBLAmax when measured in bedrooms and living rooms internally between 23:00 and 07:00, post construction. Reason: lt is in the interest of the residential amenity of the occupiers of the development hereby approved and in accordance with Cotswold District Local Plan Policy 5. The apptication site shatl be used only for a dementia care home and for no other purpose, including any other purpose in Class 2 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 or the equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument amending or replacing the 1987 Order or any other change of use permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, as amended. Reason: The proposal is contrary to Cotswold District Local Plan Policy UT1 and has been granted exceptionally to address a specific need. Any other use within Class 2 would need to be given further consideration. Informatives: The Surface Water Drainage scheme should, where possible, incorporate Sustainable Drainage Techniques in order to ensure compliance with; Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Part 1-Clause 27 (1) Code for sustainable homes - A step Change in sustainable home building practice. 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I i iili;rl ti rr,, 'a @ .:: 2 5 IL E o o o z o E L 1i, .'l; j:: tin-l ,a c ,E :jri i t :l: i. , ;:,,;.rr i :i i t;:' Ll al i:r, i i;: lr i, 'i"4, a) z t! t o o F 4 1ii Development Management Shire Hall Gloucester GL1 2TH Claire Baker Cotswold District Council Trinity Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1PX Please ask for: Alison Curtis Our Ref: C120141032903 Your Ret 14I04636/FUL Date: 17 November 2014 Dear Claire, TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT {990 HIGHWAY RECOMMENDATION LOCATION: Land At Lake 7. Spine Road East. South Cernev, Gloucestershire PROPOSED: Erection of a 64 bed Dementia Care Home with associated access. car parkinq and landscapinq The proposal seeks planning permission for a 64 bed dementia care home. Planning History A motel and restaurant have been granted permission on the site under application 06/00540/FUL, this permission was renewed in July 2013. Site Location and Local Highway Network The site is located within the Cotswold Water Park to the north of the 84696 Spine Road to the west of the A419 trunk road. The site benefits from an existing access in the form of a simple priority junction. The carriageway is 7.3m in width with centreline markings to separate the oncoming flows. In the vicinity of the site the speed limit is 50 mph rising to the national speed limit 200m northeast of the site access. Spine Road forms junctions with the northbound and southbound 4419(T). Footways and cycleways are available adjacent to the site. Public footpaths are available throughout the Water Park. - r5i Traffic surveys have identified the peak highway networks as weekdays 08:00 - 09:00 and 17:OO - 18:00 where the Spine Road carries 900 vehicles. Weekend flows were lower than weekday flows. Bus stops are available 250m from the site but facilities are poor with only a post and flag marking one of the stops but no timetable information, the other bus stop is unmarked and users are required to wait on the highway verge. The services using the stops provide links to Cirencester, Cricklade and Swindon. A review of the recorded Personal Injury Collision data in the vicinity of the site details two slight injury collisions and one serious. The causation factors are attributed to driver error rather than highway defect. Proposed development The proposed site access is shown on drawing numbered S516/1 , the proposal includes widening the existing access to 5.5m with 10m radii. Standard priority junction markings are also proposed. The site is lower than the Spine Road therefore the access will be constructed at a gradient no greater than 5o/o to comply with safety guidance. The existing footway/cycleway will be re-graded to tie into the proposed gradients and tactile paving will be provided at the crossing points. A Swept Path Analysis has been undertaken to demonstrate access by seruice and delivery vehicles such as refuse and fire vehicles. Vehicular visibility splays of 2Am by 160m are proposed commensurate with the speed of the road, some existing vegetation will be cut back to achieve this. A footway to the west of the access will provide a link to the Cotswold Water Park Gateway Centre and the Four Pillars Hotel, a dropped kerb crossing will also be provided. The bus stop located on the south side of the Spine Road will be relocated to the section of proposed footway. The provision of 27 car parking spaces plus 3 disabled dimensioned spaces has been robustly justified in sections 4 and 6 of the Transport Assessment and is agreed as an adequate level of provision. Cycle and motorcycle parking has been provided in accordance with minimum requirements. Trip Generation and lmpact The TRICS database has been interrogated to predict the person trip generation for the proposed development. The proposal is predicted to generate 15 vehicular trips in the AM peak hour and 12 in the PM peak hour. An additional 12 trips in the AM and PM peak hours will arrive by other means such as a passenger, by public transport walking or cycling. This is less than the trip generation for the extant permission. The trip distribution has been determined from the Census 'Journey to Work' data,74o/o ot traffic will travel to/from the A419 direction and 26Vo along the Spine Road from the South Cerney direction. 1j j A junction capacity assessment of the site access junction for the development in 2019 has been undertaken and predicts the junction will operate with significant spare capacity in both peak hours. Travel Plan A Travel Plan has been proposed as part of the development to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport and reduce the vehicular impact on the highway network. Current planning policy only seeks to secure a Travel Plan where the impact of the development is significant, for the reasons stated above the impact of this development is not considered severe. I refer to the above planning application received on 30th October 2014 with Plan(s) Nos: S516/1. I recommend that no highway objection be raised subject to the following condition(s) being attached to any permission granted: The vehicular access hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the existing roadside frontage boundaries have been set back to provide visibility splays extending from a point 2.4m back along the centre of the access (measured from the public road carriageway edge) to a point on the nearer carriageway edge of the public road 160m distant in both directions, and the area between those splays and the carriageway shall be reduced in level and thereafter maintained so as to provide clear visibility between those points at a height of between 0.6 metres and 2.1m above the adjacent carriageway level. Reason. To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring that adequate visibility is provided and maintained. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted, the vehicular access shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with the submitted plan drawing no. S516/1 with the area of driveway within at least 5.0m of the carriageway edge of the public road surfaced in bound material, and shall be maintained for the duration of the development. Reason: To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring the access is suitably laid out and constructed. No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall: i. specifiT the type and number of vehicles; ii. provide for the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors; iii. provide for the loading and unloading of plant and materials; iv. provide for the storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development; v. provide for wheel washing facilities; r,-'l lJi vi. specify the intended hours of construction operations; vii. measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction Reason: To reduce the potential impact on the public highway. No works shall commence on the development hereby permitted until details of the additionalfootway and pedestrian crossing point on Spine Road the realignment of the footway/cycleway and provision of warning paving ?hd bus stop improvements have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and no occupation shall occur untilthe approved works have been completed and are open to the public. o o r Reason:- To provide safe and suitable access for all modes of transport to encourage travel by sustainable modes. The building hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the vehicular parking and turning and loading/unloading facilities have been provided in accordance with the submitted plan drawing no. S516/1 , and those facilities shall be maintained available for those purposes for the duration of the development. Reason: To reduce potential highway impact by ensuring that adequate parking and manoeuvring facilities are available within the site, The proposed development will involve works to be carried out on the public highway and the ApplicanUDeveloper is required to enter into a legally binding Highway Works Agreement (including an appropriate bond) with the County Council before commencing those works. Yours sincerely, Alison Curtis Development Co-ord inator 1 i$ Mark Branton Assistant Director Adult Social Care Commissioning Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TR Please ask for: Mark Branton Phone: R!|. MBiLRC Date:14107114 Your Rer: Dear Sirs As you will know Gloucestershire health and social care are pursuing a policy, in line with national strategy, of enabling older adults to remain in their communities for as long as possible by utilising domiciliary care and extra care seryices, promoting re-ablement services and making good use of Assistive Technology, thus providing increased choice in provision. However, there remains a substantial demand for residential care for those who cannot safely remain in their community, particularly for support for people living with complex needs relating to dementia and some aspects of end of life care and suppori. NHS Gloucestershire CCG and Gloucestershire County Council support the development of provision for local residents, and welcome Cotswold District Council's approach to localism in the provision of these facilities. ln terms of developing a spread of care facilities, there is a requirement to ensure countywide coverage, and a balance in the number of facilities and locations. The south Cotswolds (including the Cirencester catchment area) remains a popular area for development and in terms of demographic need there is an increasing need for care and dementia units. The wider catchment area of Cirencester has an approximate population of 71,000 people of which 7.1o/o {e aged 75 and over. This proportion of the demographic is predicted to increase to 7.60/o in 2018 and then 8.4% in 2021 (ONS:2011). This will have an effect on the demand for older persons care across the Cotswold district and in particular the 5 mile catchment area of Cirencester, given its current lack of specialist dementia care. As you will be aware The Orders of St John Care Trust have been working in partnership with GCC since 2005 in providing care to over 1000 residents across the county. As part of this partnership OSJCT provide over 600+ beds to GCC on a long term contract. 1i) Most of the existing local authority estate is coming to the end of its design life with units having no en-suite bathrooms or WC's, narrow corridors and small bedrooms alongside generally aging super structures. Generally they are no longer fit for purpose to deliver the high dependency, high quality care demanded by the Council and NHS OSJCT through its joint venture GCP is the County Councils strategic partner to modernise and develop new care services for older people throughout the county. To this end OSJCT has built 5 new projects replacing 8 of the original homes with 2 other projects due to start in 2014/15. The Cirencester area is one of great demand for a new care service and one where OSJCT would look to develop further services. The existing home, Paternoster House on Watermoor Road can accommodate only 40 residents in a home built in the 1960's. As outlined above, this particular home falls into the category of those that would need to be reprovided if they are to continue to meet commissioning requirements. Unfortunately there is no scope to extend or redevelop the existing site for the 60 bed home now needed in this particular area. OSJCT have been searching for a new site for most of the last nine years and have looked at a number of options across the Cirencester area. Unfortunately all of the sites that have been looked at have been un-developable because of archaeological, flooding or financial reasons; yet the need to re-provide grows stronger. It is absolutely vital to replace this service and so the County Councilwould be minded to support the development of a new care home by its strategic partner OSJCT on any affordable and developable site within a 5 mile radius of the centre of Cirencester. A location close to the 441714419 would be preferred for communications with outlying villages etc.. I trust this assists with the consideration of these proposals. Yours faithfully, Mark Branton Assistant Director - Adult Social Care Commissioning r,\ log? >L I a" c tiJ cotswotd water park trust' Claire Baker Cotswold District Council Trinity Road Cirencester c Gloucestershire Your local charity working for GL71PX 03 December2OL4 wildlife and people i Dear Ms Baker, Application t4lO4636lFUL - Erection of a 64 bed Dementia Care Home with associated access, car parking and landscaping The Cotswold Water Park Trust wishes to obiect to this application. Firstly, the proposed development should be refused as it does not help achieve the vision set out in the Strategic Review and lmplementation Plan for the Cotswold Water Park (2008). Any built development within the Cotswold Water Park should be designed to promote and enhance the Cotswold Water Park's leisure potential which could be achieved either by providing holiday accommodation or by expanding and improving on the area's existing network of leisure activities. We do not believe that the proposed development would provide any meaningful contribution in respect to achieving the above objective. In terms of holiday accommodation we understand that the currently permitted motel development could attract in the region of 25,000 visitors to the area per annum, with consequential economic benefit to the whole area. Clearly a care home scheme would not provide similar benefits. It therefore follows that all options for leisure development should be thoroughly examined before any alternative use is considered. Secondly, for a development of this size, we feel that a more rigorous ecological survey is required, over and above a desk study and single visit site assessment. The current Cotswold Water Park Biodiversity Action Plan 2OO7-2OLG (CWP BAP) should be consulted and referenced appropriately with attention given to its species and habitats. More detailed proposals for mitigation before, during and after construction, as wetl as ongoing monitoring, are needed in order to adequately assess the suitability of this development. We have also provided some more detailed points below in relation to the Preliminary Ecological Assessment Report compiled by Middlemarch Environmental, section numbers from that report are given for ease of reference. Section 2.1 Desk Study We were disappointed that the consultants made no attempt at consultation with the Cotswold Water Park Trust. Cotswotd Water Park Trust Cotswold House, Manor Farm Down Ampney Cirencester GL7 5QF Section3.3 Protected/NotableSpecies - l,ii Great Crested Newt (GCN) is listed as 880m east in proximity (and closer still in the additional AD Ecology report). However, GCNs are present in the canal lying adjacent to the development site to the east. Since this is a linear habitat, they are likely to be present in very close proximity to the development site and possibly using it during their terrestrial phase. The local Biodiversity Action Plans (BAP) referenced in Table 3.2 are limited to Gloucestershire and Wiltshire with no reference made to the more locally relevant Cotswold Water Park BAP, The CWP BAP is the only landscape scale biodiversity document relevant to the area and as such is a crucial reference tool for planning applications and mitigation strategies locally. Whilst the supplementary report from AD Ecology references this document, the main study by Middlemarch Environmental does not. Section 4.3 Habitats Scattered broadleaf trees - the mature poplars to the nofth of the site along Wildmoorway Lane are native Black Poplars (a CWP BAP species). This species is proven to occur through sexual regeneration in the CWP and is possibly present on site. Any such examples would be new clones and therefore of significant importance both locally and nationally. Standing water - despite there being no evidence to indicate whether the waterbody is ephemeral or not (there is no public access to the site to confirm), this should not diminish its importance. Ephemeral waterbodies are scarce in the CWP and likely to provide ideal habitat for breeding Great Crested Newt. Similarly, this existing waterbody will provide an important foraging site for bats. Any replacement ponds should replicate its ephemeral nature (at least in part), and should be equal or greater in size than the loss. Section 4.5 Invasive Plant Species Although not present on site at the time of visit, it is highly likely that Himalayan Balsam (lmpatiens glandulifera) is present given the proximity of a large seed bank in the adjacent canal. Considerable floodwater from the River Churn also travels along Wilmoorway Lane bringing further seed with it. Section5.4 Protected/NotableSpecies Polecat - has been recovering in the CWP in the last few years and is greatly under-recorded due to the public's unfamiliarity with the species locally and/or misidentification with American Mink or Polecat-Ferret. \ ,' Water Vole - although the site is in excess of 10m from the canal bank, during winter floods there is potential for this species to move to off-line habitats including the ephemeral waterbody and the surrounding bund. it is highly likely that the site is used by Otter passing through from the canal to the River Churn. An adult age was killed on the 84696 immediately outside the entrance to the site in 2013 (photographic evidence available and carcass supplied to Environment Agency). Otter - of breeding due to the size of the building footprint and associated landscaping there is likely to be a large net loss of reptile habitat, despite some features being retained. Reptiles - Birds - due to the size of the building footprint and associated landscaping there is likely to be a large net loss bird nesting habitat, despite some features being retained or replaced. Section 6.2 of Habitats R3: Habitat Loss and Enhancement Provision of nesting/roosting habitat (particularfy for bats) should only be included if there is scope for ongoing monitoring of their use (this could be achieved through liaison with the CWP Bat Initiative). lf no monitoring is proposed then roost features should instead be incorporated into the design of buildings on site, and protection of semi-mature/mature trees on site should be given more importance. 1j j Deadwood habitat piles should only be created if located in areas protected from human disturbance. The risk of these piles being cleared away is too high otherwise. R5: Trees/Hedgerows full botanical survey of the site should be carried out by suitably experienced surveyors to identify any potential native Black Poplar saplings. These can be transplanted to a CWP nursery site to protect any DNA of new clones. A SectionS.3 Protected/NotableSpecies R7: Foraging bats Since the ephemeral waterbody is to be lost during contruction, the replacement waterbody should be of equal or greater size and should be protected from light pollution in the same way as the boundary features. External lighting should be 'motion-activated' rather than permanently on, as well as being low level and directional. Gfow Worm (Lompyris sp.) - is not listed in the Gloucestershire or Wiltshire BAPs but is the subject of a species statement in the CWP BAP. Common Glow Worm (Lompyris noctilucal is present on the canal towpath adjacent to the site and has been recorded on adjoining meadows. lt is highly likely that they are present on the site. There will be a large net loss of suitable breeding and hibernation habitat caused by the construction which cannot be easily mitigated. / 't This letter is copied to Cllr Nicholas Parsons and Sophia Price who are the designated contacts for the Cotswold Water Park. Yours sincerelv, Matthew Millett Managing Director Cotswold Water Park Trust Cc 'lI Cllr Nicholas Parsons, Sophia Price
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